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These days, krill oil products, which are good for vascular health, are becoming very popular. When the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety inspected products on the market, about 30% of them were found to be inadequate.

Reporter Song In-ho reports.

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a result of examining 41 types of krill oil products on the market, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety revealed that 12 products were judged as non-conforming and that all of them were to be collected and disposed of.

In five products, ethoxyquin, an antioxidant used in aquatic feed, was detected above the standard.

[Sonyounguk / sikyak processed foods overall response TF Team: Did not use on board in the process come to keep at least about 3-6 months because holding the krill probably pelagic in anti-oxidation purposes (estimate)

7 remaining In the product, unauthorized substances such as ethyl acetate or isopropyl alcohol were found, or the hexane component was detected above the standard value.

They are all used in the process of extracting oil from krill shrimp.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Affairs decided to issue administrative orders, such as corrective orders or business suspensions, to the companies for investigation.

However, they said that eating these products does not immediately affect their health.

The most residual amount of ethoxyquin among the caught products is that, when an adult weighing 60kg takes one tablet per day, it is about 0.8% of the allowable amount.

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (KFDA) cautioned consumers that there are many false hype that lack medical evidence such as cleansing blood vessels, even though krill oil is a general food that is not certified as a health functional food.